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Know Quotes

Quotes on knowing and being known.

These quotes explore both sides of 'know' - the sharp insight of knowing an opponent's weakness in sports, and the disorienting feeling of not knowing anyone after moving to a new city. Related reading includes Always Quotes.

You don't know what's going to happen in our business a year from now... so you have to be flexible and adaptable, and that's what we try to do.

Quotes by Bruce Nordstrom

Many of us have been touched by the magic of a great teacher. I know I have.

Quotes by Bruce Rauner

Those who want low taxes and healthy job creation know that an unnecessary dollar going to these unions is a dollar that cannot reduce the tax burden on homeowners, small businesses, and job creators.

Quotes by Bruce Rauner

Given my venture capital background, I know the tech sector well.

Quotes by Bruce Rauner

I forget a lot of things sometimes. I'm not one to sit here and complain. While I did not know the severity of what continuous head traumas could do to an individual and the mind and so forth, I'm not...

Quotes by Bruce Smith

I know I wore number 70 in high school, and then when I got to Virginia Tech, I decided to go with the No. 78, and from that point, I just fell in love with and I wanted to make...

Quotes by Bruce Smith

I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician and songwriter.

Quotes by Bruce Springsteen

Well, they didn't lack for topics after Hiroshima. Why should 9/11 slow them down? I know it got a lot of press, but it's just a few large buildings and aircraft, it's not like D-Day and the Seige of Berlin.

Quotes by Bruce Sterling

Generally with the Oscars or the Emmys there isn't much you can do until the nominations are announced. Then you know what kind of year you're dealing with - what's been overlooked, what the issues are.

Quotes by Bruce Vilanch

My skirt fell off on stage during a performance of Hairspray on Broadway, revealing my fat suit over my own natural fat suit. I turned to the audience and said, 'Now you know why I spent six years in a...

Quotes by Bruce Vilanch

In New York, all the crews read 'The New Yorker.' In Los Angeles, they don't know from 'The New Yorker.'

Quotes by Bruce Eric Kaplan

Happy families do have certain things in common. Today we finally have the knowledge to know what those things are.

Quotes by Bruce Feiler

Americans know more about religion than almost any other topic.

Quotes by Bruce Feiler

If I couldn't move, I don't know what I would do. That would be terrifying for me; I don't know how I'd cope with that.

Quotes by Bruce Forsyth

Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes.

Quotes by Bruce Forsyth

When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses.

Quotes by Bruce Forsyth

Animals... don't have a sense of time. You just have to do things over and over with animals until they happen to do it right because they don't really know what you want.

Quotes by Bruce Greenwood

Which suggests something about media and war: it's not just that events happen and the media documents and presents them. There is a third element: what the public is ready to accept, what the public wants to know.

Quotes by Bruce Jackson

You know, if I wrote the arrangements two years from now, they would probably be a lot slicker.

Quotes by Bruce Johnston

For us... you know, we're not The Beatles.

Quotes by Bruce Johnston

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Know" page?
A mix of sports, career, and social observations — a sharp scouting line about Koufax's weakness at the plate, a reflection on not knowing many people after moving to a new city, a note about a lesser-known Broadway credit, and a football transfer story involving Inter, Liverpool, and Galatasaray.
Are these quotes mostly about sports?
Not exclusively — two touch on sports and competition, but others are about feeling like a stranger in a new city or being underappreciated for past work, like a Broadway role people "don't know" about.
Is there a quote here about surprising choices?
Yes — the line about several clubs wanting a player, with people surprised he chose Galatasaray over Liverpool, captures an unexpected decision well.
How does "Know" differ from <a href="/like-quotes">Like</a> quotes?
"Know" quotes are about information, awareness, and being (or not being) recognized, while "Like" quotes are more about preference and taste.
What if I want something more consistently upbeat?
Good quotes or Always quotes lean more positive, while "Know" quotes here are more observational. For something closer to personal identity, Me quotes is also worth checking.

Others touch on being unknown for past work, or clubs wanting advance knowledge of a player's next career move. See Good Quotes and Me Quotes for related themes.